Chinese jade carved belt hook

Image attached to O.70-1946

An image of Belt Hook. White jade with areas altered to opaque white, carved with a winged-body. A broad neck narrows to the hook, which terminates in a bird head. On the undecorated underside is a small oval stud. Nephrite, height 1.8 cm, length 2.9 cm, 400-200 B.C. Chinese.

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Belt Hook. White jade with areas altered to opaque white, carved with a winged-body. A broad neck narrows to the hook, which terminates in a bird head. On the undecorated underside is a small oval stud. Nephrite, height 1.8 cm, length 2.9 cm, 400-200 B.C. Chinese.